Died March 28, 2006 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom 23, New Port Richey, Fla.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; killed March 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations died in Rutbah, Iraq. Fort Polk-based soldier killed a day before his birthday NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A 23-year-old Army sergeant with a pregnant wife was killed in Iraq when an explosive detonated near his Humvee. Michael D. Rowe, of the 46th Engineer Battalion, Warrior Brigade, based in Fort Polk, La., was killed Tuesday in Rutbah — one day before his 24th birthday. Rowe had been keeping his mission in Iraq secret from his mother until about a week and a half ago, when Marcy Rowe learned he was providing support for convoys, not rearming vehicles, the woman told The Tampa Tribune. Marcy Rowe said her son “wanted...